Our class consists of 9 boys and 12 girls for a total of 21 students!
There will be information and educational web sites that will remain here throughout the year - so bookmark our classroom webpage to your home computer and it will be easy for your child to access these games and links at home! If you have websites you would like me to share with our class, please let me know and I will add them to our pages!

Saturday, 12 September 2015

Weekly Update - September 14 - 18

Last week went very smoothly, your children make my job such a pleasure!! While out on supervision, I spent a lot of time watching to see if students were making play plans with their peers. They often need a bit of coaching at this stage. Please let me know if your child feels left out so I can link them up with friends or encourage them to arrange play plans prior to recess breaks.We are working on letter names and sounds and we are beginning sight words from the pre primer list. Having your child find things around the house beginning with each letter of the alphabet is a fun way to reinforce letter sounds. Also, please check out the Dolch sight word link for the word lists.This week we will be learning about families at home and the classroom family. We will be talking about what happens in each of these families, and how each family has certain responsibilities. Talk with your child about his or her responsibilities at home, and how carrying out these responsibilities helps the family.

Our first Pizza day is coming up this Thursday. Our school has a pizza day each month and each class takes one turn, this is how we raise money for class extras. Please make sure to send your money in on time. Once the money is counted and pizza is ordered, it is difficult to accept late orders. I have I am waiting for our A to Z subscription to take effect before I set all of the students up on the Raz Kids site. This is a fantastic leveled reading computer program. Your child has access to level appropriate books that they either read independently or have read to them. When they are able to answer the comprehension questions successfully, the program moves them along up the levels. I will send home a letter with all of the information this week.Tuesday is the school BBQ. It is a great way to meet other parents and have your children meet their classmates in an unstructured setting. Please check the school newsletter for all the details. One of the class parents is working on a parent email list. I will set up a group list on school email and will share it with you as soon as it is complete. If you have not yet given me your email address, please send it to me and I will add it to the list.I am looking forward to another warm, wonderful week! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!Dates to remember:Sept 15 - New Family Blessing @ 5:30, Welcome Back BBQ @ 6:00 Sept 17 - Pizza lunch sponsored by Me To WeSept 18 - School Mass - St. Martha - 9:00amSept 21 - PD Day - No SchoolSept 22 - School Council Mtg. 7:00pmSept 23 - School retreatSept 28 - School picture daySept 30 - Terry Fox Run

This
week we will be learning about families at home and the classroom family. We
will be talking about what happens in each of these families, and how each
family has certain responsibilities. Talk with your child about his or her
responsibilities at home, and how carrying out these responsibilities helps the
family.

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I have been very happily married to my best friend and husband Denis for over 28 years. We have four wonderful grown children and we live in Lethbridge. I obtained my teaching degree from the University of Alberta, Special Ed. Diploma from University of Lethbridge, and my Masters in Leadership from Gonzaga University. This is my 35th year of teaching and I still feel very passionate about the profession. Currently, I am teaching grade one in a fine arts school. I continue to learn everyday and I LOVE it!!!

Outside of teaching, I have a number of interests. I just completed seven years on the Board for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lethbridge. I love reading, spending time with my family and friends, doing puzzles, sign language, relaxing in the backyard and traveling. I also enjoy musicals, shows and concerts.